ZooChat Big Year 2021

great day of early spring migrants
70, common crane grus grus
71 common pochard Aythya ferina
72 smew Mergellus albellus
73 bean goose Anser fabalis
74 barnical goose Branta leucopsis
75 northen lapwing Vanellus vanellus
76 stock dove Columba oenas
 
Great Argus said:
The warmer weather the last few days is bringing out the insects in full swing, although no butterflies or dragonflies yet. Today had a surprise visit from 6 of the local Mute Swan population dropping in on my neighborhood pond. There is a small but stable and breeding population that moves around my area, present quite a long time.

Birds:

80. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
81. Canvasback (Aythya valisneria)
82. Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperi)

Invertebrates:

10. Potato Bug (Stenopelmatus fuscus)
12. Road Duster (Dissosteira carolina)
13. German Cockroach (Blattella germanica)
14. Bordered Plant Bug (Largus succinctus)
15. Box Elder Beetle (Boisea trivittata)

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Ducks are moving in force right now, large flocks moving through. Expecting passerine and small migrants any day now, barring bad weather.

Birds:

83. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
84. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
85. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Invertebrates:

15. Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis)

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At Moonlit

Invertebrates
52. Pink-bellied moth Oenochroma vinaria (new Family)
53. Heliotrope moth Utetheisa pulchelloides
54. Knobbed orbweaver Eriophora pustulosa
 
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I evidently should have waited to post today. The hooting of an owl brought my attention and as I gazed out the window, wishing I could see some nocturnal creature. Miraculously, a small head poked itself out from underneath my neighbor's downspout, and an Opossum squeezed through the fence and into my yard. Now, all I have left are white-tailed deer, red foxes, eastern chipmunk, and perhaps a muskrat for commonly seen mammals in my area (Other than the ever elusive bat and rodent IDs)

Mammals:
4. Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
 
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Great Argus said:
Ducks are moving in force right now, large flocks moving through. Expecting passerine and small migrants any day now, barring bad weather.

Birds:

83. Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
84. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
85. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)

Invertebrates:

15. Greenhouse Millipede (Oxidus gracilis)

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Another spring arrival;

Birds:

86. Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

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birdsandbats said:
I wasn't expecting new additions today due to colder weather and a fairly heavy overnight snowfall, but I was happy to be proven wrong:

Birds
84. Wood Duck Aix sponsa
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birdsandbats said:
Birds
83. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Mammals
8. Woodchuck Marmota monax
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More signs of spring:

Birds
85. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Mammals
9. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus
 
Just to get me on the board. Still haven't had time to actually go out looking for anything :(

Mammals
1. Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
2. Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
 
At Moonlit Sanctuary

Reptiles
15. Lowland copperhead Austrelaps superbus

We see copperheads around at Moonlit on a regular basis, although you are generally lucky to see the flick of a tail as it retreats into the bush. This one was crossing a grassed opening about 3 metres across. It crossed in bright sunlight and I was standing about 2 metres away. It looked fantastic shimmering with coppery tones in the sunlight.
 
26. Red-winged blackbird

5. Chinese mystery snail

And a new phylum but not a narrowed down species (yet),
0. Nematoda, Nematodes. Got some photos so I will post once my camera charges.
 
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